What is a me ma?

(US, dialect, Southern US) Grandmother. noun.
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What language is MEMA for Grandma?

France: Popular choices are Grand-mère or Grandmere, but Grand-maman is also used occasionally. Children in France may call their grandmothers Gra-mere, Mémé, and Mamé. Quebec: Mémé and Mamie are most often used by French Canadians.
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Where did the term Memaw come from?

Etymology 1

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of maw (“mother”).
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What does me MA stand for?

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
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How do you spell MEMA for Grandma?

Meemaw or Maw-maw, an affectionate term for a Grandmother.
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Is it MeMa or Mima?

MeMa (Meema, MeMaw, Mimaw) MeMo (MeeMo, Mimo) MeeMee (MeMe, MiMi) Mima (Mimma)
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What does MeMa mean in slang?

[noun] off topic; inappropriate; (slang)
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Is it spelled meemaw or Memaw?

Either use a hyphen (mee-maw) or put the words together (meemaw); just don't write them as separate words, like mee maw.
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Where does the name me ma come from?

The name Mema is primarily a female name of Spanish origin that means Industrious.
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What do they call grandmothers in Texas?

And if you live in the south, there's a good chance you call your grandmother Mamaw or Mawmaw—the most popular nickname in 7 states mostly in the south and along the Appalachians. Texas is the lone holdout for Mimi while folks in the Northeast prefer Grammie or Nana.
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What do Southerners call grandparents?

Granny and Grannie are heard in the South, too, although they seem to take a back seat to names containing "ma" or "maw." Southerners don't seem to need as much variety in their grandfather names. Pawpaw or PawPaw and Papa or PaPa are the most common choices, as well as the classic Grandpa or Grandpaw.
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What does me mah mean?

Memaw definition

(US, dialect, Southern US) Grandmother. noun.
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What is a Gigi grandma?

Courtesy of Lisa Beck. Another popular subset of unique names are those that are derived from the (most often) grandmother's first name. So Gabby McCree is Gigi. “It's an abbreviation for 'Grandma Gabby' and also my initials growing up,” she says.
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What is the coolest grandma name?

50 Grandma Names
  1. Memaw. This unique name for grandma is popular in the southern United States!
  2. Nanny. Much like the popular nanny Mary Poppins, this is a perfect name for a grandma who is sensible and sweet.
  3. Nonna. This quirky name means “grandma” in Italian.
  4. Bubbe. ...
  5. Abuela. ...
  6. Glamma. ...
  7. Lovey. ...
  8. Lola.
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What ethnicity is MEMA?

Meaning of Mema: Name Mema in the Spanish, Latin origin, means Latin - Imitating; Rivaling; Work; War Horn; Flatterer, Industrious. Name Mema is of Spanish, Latin origin and is a Girl name. People with name Mema are usuallyby religion.
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Why is grandma called meemaw?

"Meemaw", like "Mamaw", "Mimah" and various other Southern US expressions for grandmother or mother, ultimately derives from Acadian (Cajun) Louisiana French, in which the French maman ('mother') is pronounced more or less as "m'maw".
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Is Memaw a real word?

US slang term for grandmother.
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Who calls their grandmother nanny?

Why do some British people call their grandma 'Nanny'? I thought ... Nanny was used from the 18th century for “ caregiver other than a parent”, hence its use for both grandmother and caregiver of children.
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What does Sheldon call his grandma?

Sheldon snaps at Leonard that he has to call her Constance and that he should call his grandmother "Meemaw", even though she died when Leonard was 4 years old.
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What language is Mima?

Mima means aunt in Yiddish.
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How do you spell Peepaw?

In southern culture, grandfather is usually called as peepaw. It is mostly a slang to refer to an old grouch man. I love my peepaw.
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What is a nana in a family?

Definition of nana

informal. : the mother of one's father or mother : grandmother …
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What is meant by slang words?

Slang. Slang is vocabulary that is used between people who belong to the same social group and who know each other well. Slang is very informal language. It can offend people if it is used about other people or outside a group of people who know each other well. We usually use slang in speaking rather than writing.
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What is an Irish grandma called?

Few people know that the Irish or Gaelic word for grandmother is seanmháthair ((shan a WAW her), literally meaning "old mother." Alternate spellings include seanmhair, seanmathair and sean mathair. This term would not be used to directly address a grandparent.
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How do I shorten my grandma?

G-Ma. Pronounced “gee-ma,” this nickname is simply a shorthand version of “grandma.”
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